nessie, but not nessie by omar najam

13days13shorts
Oct 22, 2025
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This year for 13 Days 13 Shorts I'm getting out of my writing comfort zone and trying my hand at visual art. I picked up an autumn pack of posca markers and I'm making a piece a day using recycled materials.

Today's submission is: nessie, but not nessie [posca markers/a picture frame of stamps that my friend gave to me before he moved to Japan]

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